Jonah Shainberg leads U.S. team in Croatia

10:41 PM,
May 3, 2013

Fencer Jonah Shainberg of Rye.

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Seventeen-year-old Jonah Shainberg, a junior at Rye High School, placed 10th in sabre in his first appearance in the Cadet World Fencing Championships, conducted last month in Porec, Croatia.

Shainberg was the top finisher from Team USA. His teammates (Edward Chin of Livingston, N.J. and Calvin Liang of Phoenix) placed 18th and 57th in the sabre event.

The top three nationally-ranked male and female Cadet (age 17 and under) fencers in each weapon (sabre, epee, foil) qualified for the world championships. Shainberg is the No. 1 ranked male Cadet sabre fencer in the U.S. ...